News archive from 21 January 2015

Britain’s political leaders need to be prepared to police the boundaries between legitimate criticism of the Israeli government and “familiar antisemitic attacks” in the runup to the general election, the shadow foreign secretary, Douglas Alexander,...

The number of extra people seeking accident and emergency care has increased almost 10-fold under the coalition because the government has made major mistakes with the NHS, Labour has said.
The party will revealon Wednesday that a House of Commons...

The Liberal Democrat health minister, Norman Lamb, has appealed for an end to party political conflict over the future of the NHS, warning that the health service will “break up” in the next parliament unless the necessary “big decisions” are taken....

Unilever, as chief executive Paul Polman noted with satisfaction, gets its full-year results out smartly these days. To see the full 2014 figures on the 20th day of January is impressive for a combine that spans the globe. Unfortunately, the numbers...

PAY what you can proved a roaring success – and so was the team the newbies came to watch.
A breathlessly entertaining, silky and dominant Caley Thistle leapt into third place above Dundee United, turning on the style for the punters who could choose...

PAUL Murray has waded into the war for control of Rangers and insisted Mike Ashley will never win the trust of Rangers fans.
Former director Murray broke cover for the first time since it was revealed on Friday that Dave King wants him reappointed to...

Research and Development (R&D) is vital for Scottish SMEs to sustain success and reap rewards, whilst encouraging staff to develop their full potential.
A passion for ingenuity means you touch Scottish inventions in all walks of life. But there is...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho appeared to take a dig at Liverpool for letting Steven Gerrard leave when his contract expires.
The Reds stalwart will join MLS outfit LA Galaxy in the summer, bringing the curtain down on 17 years at Anfield.
Gerrard...

LIVERPOOL 1-1 CHELSEA CLICK HERE to read Martin Samuel's match report from Anfield.
For half an hour here on Tuesday night we saw the embodiment of the vision Brendan Rodgers talked about when he arrived at Anfield two-and-a-half seasons ago....

Bus lane cameras across Leeds have cost tens of thousands of Leeds motorists almost £3million in tickets over the past two years.
The city’s most profitable camera clocked more than 25,000 drivers driving on the bus lane, in Boar Lane, Leeds city...

The BBC’s voice of golf Peter Alliss has spoken of his ‘great sadness’ at the prospect of the corporation losing live coverage of The Open Championship to Sky. ‘I’m just glad I am 83 not 35 and reliant on working for the BBC’s sports department,...

A PENSIONER has been jailed for flashing after a court heard he has been committing the offence for almost 50 years.
Graham Marsden, 72, was given a 12-month sentence for his latest offence in Leeds city centre in which he targeted a woman at a bus...

Janie Tinklenberg, a youth group leader from Holland in Michigan, used to begin her bible classes by asking her students a question. It was taken from a collection of sermons published in 1896 entitled In His Steps. ‘What,’ Tinklenberg asked, ‘would...

Paula Radcliffe has revealed her heartache at people challenging the legitimacy of her world marathon record.
Her time of 2hrs 15mins and 25secs has stood since 2003, but the spectre of doping means even clean athletes are suspected of drug taking,...

Jamie Carragher has criticised Liverpool's Emre Can for his sloppy display in Tuesday night's Capital One Cup draw against Chelsea.
The German midfielder has been used as a makeshift defender in recent weeks, but bundled Eden Hazard to the ground in...